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the proud boys and the oath keepers. were gonna go more on that point later on in the show. but we also learned a lot more about what was happening in the white house, in the lead up to the insurrection. testimony from donald trumps lawyers, his attorney general, his son-in-law, and his daughter. also just saying that trump knew what he was doing, and he knew it was wrong. for example, trump knew that he had lost the election to joe biden. how do we know that? because his own top data ...

>> the committee is also expected to take a deeper drive dive into the lies that led to supporters violently storming the capitol. >> we are -- by the president of the united states! >> he personally asked for us to come to d.c. that day. and i thought, for everything he is done for us, the only thing that he is asking me is -- >> it is hard to know right now just how much east trumpy detail we heard on thursday moved the needle among the 20 million americans who tuned in, according to...

as we start this special, it is important to remember one thing, what happened on january the six, 2021 was not a spontaneous riot. in fact, it was a coordinated attack. during the first public hearing of the january six committee, vice chairman liz cheney laid out in detail donald trumps seven planned point despite losing the election. that is where all of this begins, trumps loss and his refusal to acknowledge it. even before the election was called for joe biden, donald trump pushed...

moment where you have more than satisfied your burden of proof. theres no room for any reasonable doubt. last nights hearing was the tell them what youre going to tell them part. now, there were moments where they teased the actual telling, the testimony of prominent figures who were relevant not just because of their proximity to then-president trump but also for the role they played within the government, maybe as a member of congress or as a white house aide. or maybe they were play...

language. >> get him! get him! get these motherfuckers! were coming through! were coming through! ah! ah! >> for nearly a year, the january-6th committee has been trying to piece together how this happened, different vantage points, who was involved, from the bottom to the top? and last night, they up veiled some new video of its own and concerning findings. and its very first public hearing. >> president trump was yelling and, quote, really angry at advisers who told him he needed to ...

what every prosecutor knows. you tell them what you are going to tell them. you tell them that and then you told them what you told them. but beware. the jury is going to have to keep ya honest and they will hold you accountable. thats why, for so many, you underpromise, and then you over deliver which leads you right to that moment when you have more than satisfied your burden of proof. there is no room for any recommend doubt. well, last night as hearing was that tell em what you are...

why nasa is now joining the hunt for ufos >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening, everyone, from los angeles where president biden today offered an explanation for why consumer prices are still climbing mays numbers out today dashing hope inflation was starting to cool. instead it jumpe another percent growing to 8.6% year over year, leaving inflation sitting at 40-year highs affecting everything from home prices to food, clothing to gasoline put anoth...

turned from protesters, to rioters, two insurrectionists. >> not only did president trump refused to tell the mob to leave the capitol, he placed no call to any element of the united states government to extract that the capital be defended. >> i can just remember my breath catching in my throat for her, because what i saw was a war scene. >> tonight i say this to my republican colleagues whos are defending the indefensible. there will come a day where donald trump is gone. your dishon...

from msnbc world headquarters. welcome to alex witt reports. we are beginning this hour with breaking news as thousands of students are leading marches and rallies early across this country demanding action on gun violence. survivors of the 2018 parkland school shooting are leading another push for a change in our gun laws. among those taking place at rallies today, younger students summoned in austin texas, saying that they are traumatized by active shooter drew drills and use of scho...

the january 6th committee hearings. an in-depth look at the committees dramatic first public hearing this week. >> donald trump was up the center of this conspiracy. >> president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. >> but committee providing a wealth of material, including never before seen footage of the riot as it unfolded. >> [noise] >> they were peaceful people. these were great people. the crowd was unbelievable. there was love in the air. i...